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If you have our First Things iOS app and did not purchase a subscription through the Apple Store, you may access the app content with your active First Things subscription.

1. Open the app, go to Settings then select Activate Subscription
2. Use one of the three subscription verification methods using the the information you used to subscribe to First Things (Account & Zip code, Email & Zip code, or Mailing Address).
3. Once your subscription is verified, you can create an app account with a username and password specific to the app

You can listen to some of our articles on our website either on your commute or sitting comfortably at home.

Select “Listen” at the top of the article under the title or at the end of the article and the audio version will immediately begin.

To start again from the beginning, simply refresh the page in your mobile or web browser.

You can watch recordings of many of our past events by visiting our Events page to browse for events and selecting the video link available in a past event. You can also find recordings directly by going to our youtube channel.

firstthings.com is supported on all common browsers. For security and stability, we recommend that you use the desktop or iOS and Android versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Firefox, or Opera.

To contact the First Things editorial office, please use our contact form.

For donations, please use our office address.

For article submissions, please use the our editorial email address.

Subscription are available to students at a discounted price. Please visit our Student subscription page to request one. You will need a picture or scan of a valid student ID.

We do not offer institutional or gift subscriptions at this time.

To make a gift subscription, please go to our Subscribe page and select “Give First Things” under Gift Subscriptions towards the bottom of the page.

To redeem your First Things gift subscription, please follow the link you received in your gift subscription email notification, or login and visit the redeem page.

If you have an active First Things subscription that you purchased and you were also given a First Things subscription, you will automatically not be charged for as many terms as your gift subscription is for.

To change your login password, please go to your Profile and enter a new password in the new password field under “Your Profile”. Re-enter the password in new password field below and select “Save Profile Changes” to finish updating your password.

To change your email address, please go to your Profile and change your email in the email field under “Your Profile”. Select “Save Profile Changes” to update the email.

To edit your profile, please go to your Profile and change your information in the fields under “Your Profile” and select “Save Profile Changes”.

To change the mailing address where you want us to send your First Things magazine, please go to your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Please follow the prompts to change your shipping address.

To renew your subscription, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription” and follow prompts to renew your subscription.

If you do not see “Manage my subscription”, then you do not have an active First Things subscription or have not linked your subscription to the First Things magazine. Please visit our Subscribe page and choose a subscription option, or visit the Subscription Verification page to find and verify your print subscription.

If you do not want to create an online account, please send your renewal payment by mail. Only check payments are accepted by mail. Please do not send us your credit card information.

If you want to change your subscription plan rather than cancel, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Follow prompts to change your subscription option.

To cancel your subscription, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription” and follow prompts to cancel your subscription immediately or at the end of the billing cycle (non-renewal of subscription).

If you do not see “Manage my subscription”, then you do not have an active First Things subscription or have not linked your subscription to the First Things magazine. Please visit our Subscribe page and choose a subscription option, or visit the Subscription Verification page to find and verify your print subscription.

If you would like to cancel without having to login, please call customer support at (877) 905-9920 during normal business hours. If you are in Canada, please call our (903) 636-4306.

If you want to change your subscription plan, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Follow prompts to change your subscription option.

To update your payment information, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Follow prompts to update you debit/credit card information.

To inquire about an charge you don’t recognize in your bank or credit card statement, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Here you can find any historical invoices to verify the payment charged to your card.

All subscribers are automatically set to auto-renew. If you would like to end your subscription at the end of your current subscription term, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Follow prompts to cancel your subscription at the end of the billing term.

If you have an active subscription to the print magazine issue, please call customer support at (877) 905-9920 during normal business hours. If you are in Canada, please call our (903) 636-4306.

Yes, you can order back issues from our store.

To contact the First Things editorial office, please use our contact form.

For donations and editorial inquiries, please use our office address or phone number.

If you already have an active subscription to First Things, please visit the Subscription Verification page to get access to firstthings.com. If you have an online account, you will be instructed to login and link your subscription.

To change the mailing address where you want us to send your First Things magazine, please go to your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Please follow the prompts to change your shipping address.

To change your email address, please go to your Profile and change your email in the email field under “Your Profile”. Select “Save Profile Changes” to update the email.

To change your login password, please go to your Profile and enter a new password in the new password field under “Your Profile”. Re-enter the password in new password field below and select “Save Profile Changes” to finish updating your password.

To subscribe to First Things, please visit the Subscribe Page and select a subscription option.

You will first be instructed to create your online account or login to your existing account. Select “Checkout” to complete your subscription with your payment.

If you have a coupon, please enter it in the coupon field.

If you believe that you already have a First Things subscription, please visit the Subscription Verification page.

To update your payment information, please visit your Profile and follow the steps below. You will need to login and have had an active subscription.

1. On your profile page, select “Manage Subscription”
2. In the popup, select “Payment Method” and then select the card you would like to update
3. Select “Edit Payment Method”, make edits to the fields you would like to update, and select “Update” to save.

Your subscription will renew automatically unless you subscribed by phone or mail and made an offline payment (check). If you made an offline payment, please enter your payment information online to renew and begin renewing automatically.

To renew your subscription online, please visit your Profile and select “Manage my subscription”. Follow prompts to enter your credit card information and pay for your future subscription term that will begin automatically after the current term ends.

If you do not see “Manage my subscription”, then you do not have an active First Things subscription or have not linked your subscription to the First Things magazine. Please visit our Subscribe page and choose a subscription option, or visit the Subscription Verification page to find and verify your print subscription.